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Zimbabwe Lawyers for Human Rights want Constitutional Amendment 3 binned
19 Feb 2026 10:09 GMT
… , regional instruments, and international human rights standards and reflect the will … and the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR), which collectively obligate … Against Women (CEDAW), ensuring gender equality and compliance with regional and …
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Cyprus Reaffirms Commitment to Gender Equality in Science at International Assembly
16 Feb 2026 18:54 GMT
… its unwavering commitment” to advancing gender equality in science, technology and innovation … of human rights.”
She pointed to Cyprus’s National Strategy for Gender Equality 2024 … both women and men.
Calling gender equality a “structural prerequisite for …
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Pres Mahama advocates gender equality in continent’s micro economic planning
15 Feb 2026 00:24 GMT
… the world’s most progressive human rights instruments which guarantees comprehensive … the cornerstone of Africa’s human rights and development architecture. Frameworks … growing resistance to gender equality, Africa must stand firm. Gender equality is non- …
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Fortify accountability fulcrums like UPR to deliver on gender equality and right to health
13 Feb 2026 23:26 GMT
… like UPR to deliver on gender equality and right to health
SHOBHA … UN member States accountable for human rights obligations and commitments," said … . Stakeholders like civil society and human rights institutions also compile their summary …
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UN chief warns against AI controlled by few
19 Feb 2026 08:08 GMT
… to taking a proactive, ethical, human rights-based and mandate-led approach … the innovation process, to address gender inequality, discrimination and bias in artificial …
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“The future of AI cannot be decided by handful of countries or left to whims of few billionaires”: UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres
19 Feb 2026 08:09 GMT
… to taking a proactive, ethical, human rights-based and mandate-led approach … the innovation process, to address gender inequality, discrimination and bias in artificial …
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Africa’s dodgy ‘democrats’
19 Feb 2026 04:55 GMT
… quickly turned deadly. The UN Human Rights Office linked the unrest, in … . Ter Manyang Gatwech, a prominent human rights advocate, tells the FM that … Tanzania deserve elections that respect human rights, gender equality, political freedom and the rule …
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Constitutional changes could undermine women and minority rights, activists say
19 Feb 2026 04:36 GMT
… Gender Commission with the Zimbabwe Human Rights Commission,” she said.
While folding … ’s rights into a broader human rights body may appear efficient, she … reduce focused attention on systemic gender inequality.
“There are things that the …
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Group says underrepresentation, bias limit girls in STEM
18 Feb 2026 10:10 GMT
The Nigerian Women in Information and Technology says that challenges such as underrepresentation, bias, and limited access to resources persist for girls studying Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics.
The chairwoman of NIWIIT in Bauchi, …
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Hillary Clinton and Sarah McBride expose how weaponizing ‘scarcity’ drives anti-trans political attacks
19 Feb 2026 01:38 GMT
… criminalize trans kids’ medical care
“Gender equality is a barometer of democratic … expanded the lens further still. Human rights leaders spoke about the use …